Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Google Shares Hit All-Time High

ON A ROLLMark Lennihan / AP (FILE)

The Daily Beast

The international buzz over Apple’s iPhone 5 wasn’t nearly enough to dethrone Google as world’s reigning tech giant. The company’s stock hit a new all-time high of $747.28 Monday morning, surpassing its previous record from November 2007. As Google continues to dominate the search market and grow its Android mobile platform, the company’s shares have rallied 15 percent this year, thanks in large part to Apple’s smartphone competitor (the Android gained 68 percent in shares of the global smartphone market during the second quarter—four times as much as the iPhone). Google’s new market milestone comes days before the company officially celebrates its 14th birthday.